Tom Hatch is an Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. I met Tom at Stanford University when his wife, Karen Hammerness, was a graduate student and took one of my classes. Hatch had worked closely with Ted Sizer, Howard Gardner, and James Comer–leaders of whole-school reform movement in the 1980s and 1990s. He subsequently wrote thoughtfully about theories of action. I used an article he wrote in my seminars for many years (“The Difference in Theory That Matters in the Practice of School Improvement,” 1998 in American Educational Research Journal).
He posted this letter to me April 7, 2017. In it, he offers comments on the Personalization Continuum that I had drafted, weaving together readers’ comments with his own research and experiences.
Dear Larry
Your recent post describing the many versions of “personalization” you’ve seen in your visits to schools seems particularly relevant these days for a number…
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